2 Planes Collide On Tarmac at Pearson Airport in Toronto

Two airliners collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Friday night, causing a small fire on one and an emergency evacuation of the other. WestJet Flight 2425, arriving from Cancun, had 168 passengers and six crew on board, and was waiting to proceed to the gate when a Sunwing aircraft backed into it, around 6:25 p.m. ET.